King Simone
Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Trust.
Nurs Times. 2011;107(4):22-4.
Healthcare providers have a legal responsibility to ensure that people with learning disabilities have their health needs met to the same level as the general population. As part of this, they should be empowered to make as many decisions as possible about their healthcare. Providing information in an easy-read format can help them to understand health issues and therefore make more decisions for themselves.
医疗保健提供者有法律责任确保学习障碍者的健康需求得到与普通人群相同程度的满足。作为其中一部分,应赋予他们权力,使其能够就自身医疗保健做出尽可能多的决定。以易读的形式提供信息有助于他们理解健康问题,从而为自己做出更多决定。